But The Note proved so popular that it first went bootleg and, as of January, went official, with an Internet address and a demanding audience: when the White House called with an editorial suggestion, it was duly considered and adopted.
But the Note proved a success for the South Korean firm, leading Samsung to announce a larger successor last August.
If you weren't already convinced, today's cute kid note proves that word problems take place in an alternate universe.
(Is that "e" meant to be a Liverpudlian pronunciation?) This bum note proved symptomatic of a deeper issue which, I think, is to do with the artistic difficulty of inhabiting and portraying Lennon's deep consciousness.
He plays a crowd-pleasing set, heavy on early material – Kanye, take note – proving that the Wireless audience can roar when they feel so inclined.
Though the captain's handwriting became hard to read as emergency lights faded, his note proved that some of the 118 crewmen had survived for at least several hours after explosions destroyed the sub.
Van Gelder recorded for many labels, but his association with Blue Note proved quickly profitable — it enabled him to build a freestanding studio, in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, in 1959.
The companies have agreed not to charge victims who provide a doctor's note proving they don't have insurance to cover the devices, which cost $8,000 to $60,000.
The latter, it should be noted, proves how fraught and artistically risky these moves can be.
